Principal Project ManagerResponsibilities, lead/oversee major deployment programs while working with internal and external partners to create and achieve strategic business goals. Organize the overall teams, establish clear roles and responsibilities, and create a high-level workflow plan and managing the master schedule. Manage objectives and influence teams without direct authority, while gaining stakeholder support and maintaining schedule. Leverage product, project, technical and investment leadership to ensure the project success. Worked through project ambiguity and advocated for improving program efficiency and finding ways to scale the team. Managed all aspects of projects, from beginning to end, with direct responsibility for project execution while leading a team to accomplish specific objectives in a given time frame and with available resources. Responsible for the administration, implementation, management of NPD projects and accountable for assigned project’s scope of work, schedule, and budget. • Review project proposals to determine a time frame, funding, schedule, staffing requirements.• Drove project activities and performance as pertains to: Risk, Issue, Change Mgt, Resource Allocation, and reporting with key stakeholders.• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.• Motivate a team to work together (w/o direct authority) towards a common goal.• Implemented a project communication plan.• Conducted risk assessment and mitigation.• Ensured that project goals are in line with business objectives and project goals are achieved.• Established standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.

Productivity Program Manager VAVE, responsible for Trane Unitary products.Productivity Program Manager responsible for the Unitary Business material productivity. Experienced at identifying ideals to improve product cost and process improvements to execute projects in a timely manner. Filled and maintained pipeline of ideas to meet the AOP goal of $12m. Worked within the IR-PDP Phase Gate process to execute projects with cross functional teams and global resources to meet goals. Managed all material VAVE productivity projects from ideation to launch. Maintained productivity project portfolio for each plant, product line and IR Engineering Center within the Unitary Business. Identified gaps to plan and counter measures to fill gaps. Reported status of all projects and savings realized to executive leadership.• Created visual management process that allows real time tracking and communication of projects across seven locations and all remote staff.• Doubled the pipeline of active VAVE projects from $6m (2017) to $12m currently.• Participated in factory scrum meetings to advance projects and report project status.

Owner and Chief Innovator of re-PDF, an entrepreneurial company which strives to look for beauty and functionality in abandoned, forgotten and overlooked treasures and bringing to life the vision of customers seeking old world craftsmanship to bring them to fruition. re-PDF is a company that searches out opportunities to bring to life, in new and unexpected ways, found items of wood, metal and glass. The results of which are unique pieces of furniture and décor for your home. When the clients’ need can only be met by a fresh, new design, re-PDF works to create a piece to meet their specifications with a custom design which incorporate metal, wood and glass materials.

Engineering Manager Flow Controls Business Unit. Parker-Hannifin, Sporlan Valve Division. Washington, MO.• Lead the Product Engineering function that includes core product development teams, product testing, prototyping and existing product support for electronic expansion valves and solenoid valves. • Ensure products conform to cost and performance specifications and that all products conform to local and regional safety standards and regulatory requirements • Lead group to coordinate product design, developmental programs and provide guidance on complex engineering situations and problems. • Work closely with Operations Management to achieve manufacturing productivity.• Identified and executed material productivity projects that have a projected savings of $2.2M.• Responsible for individual development plans, performance plans and reviews for individuals.• Manage and mentor engineering Co-Ops and summer interns.• Perform recruitment duties for engineering team.

• Lead the Product Engineering function that includes new product development teams, product testing, prototyping and existing product support. • Design and develop products using New Product Development Processes (NPD) on a cost effective basis to realize product plan objectives. • Work closely with Product Managers, PMO, Aftermarket, Testing and Reliability to implement and execute a world-class product development strategy.• Translate and ensure execution of existing short- and long-range plans for products are integrated into team objectives/actions. • Ensure products conform to cost and performance specifications and that all products conform to local and regional safety standards and regulatory requirements • Implement procedures to ensure the overall product liability and intellectual property is documented per requirements. • Lead group to coordinate product design, developmental programs and provide guidance on complex engineering situations and problems.• Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt training. • Work closely with Operations Management to achieve manufacturing productivity.• Completed material productivity projects that have a projected savings of $5.4M.• Responsible for individual development plans, performance plans and reviews for individuals.• Manage and mentor engineering Co-Ops and summer interns.• Perform recruitment duties for engineering team.Positions held while at Ingersoll Rand, Engineering Team Lead July 2004 – March 2008Project Engineer June 2003 – July 2004Sr. Design Engineer March 2000 – June 2003Design Engineer May 1996 – March 2000Engineering Specialist December 1994 – May 1996Engineering Co-Op August 1993 – August 1994

Designed the internal wire routing and support structure of medium and large pad mount transformers. Worked directly with manufacturing personnel during production of the designed transformers.

Designed the installation racks for the avionics within the F/A–18 Hornet. Responsible for maintaining and updating both vellum and CADD drawings associated with the avionic racks.